31984R0666

16. 3. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 73/ 13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 666/84 . of IS March 1984 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on COMMUNITIES, their central rate, — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of Economic Community, these currencies in relation to the Community currencies referred to in the previous indent ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by 14 March 1984 ; Regulation (EEC) No 1451 /82 (2), and in particular Article 13 (5) thereof, Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2157/83 to today's value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to offer prices and quotations known to the Commission be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­ that the levies at present in force should be altered to tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) the amounts set out in the Annex hereto, No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Committee, Article 1 Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­ The import levies to be charged on products listed in tion (EEC) No 2157 /83 (5 ) and subsequent amending Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No Regulations ; 2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, Article 2 levies should be calculated on the following basis : — in the case of currencies which are maintained in This Regulation shall enter into force on . 16 March 1984. relation to each other at any given moment within

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 March 1984.

For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . O OJ No L 164, 14. 6. 1982, p. 1 . 0 OJ No 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62. (4) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1973, p. 1 . O OJ No L 206, 30. 7. 1983, p. 47.

No L 73/ 14 Official Journal of the European Communities 16 . 3 . 84

ANNEX

to die Commission Regulation of 15 March 1984 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU/tonne) CCT Description Levies heading No

10.01 B I Common wheat, and meslin 100,28 10.01 B II Durum wheat 137,53(>)0 10.02 Rye 95,35 0 10.03 Barley 84,10 10.04 Oats 93,41 10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing 68,22 0 0 10.07 A Buckwheat 0 10.07 B Millet 16,30 (4) 10.07 C Grain sorghum 84,18 0 10.07 D Canary seed ; other cereals 0 o 11.01 A Wheat or meslin flour 155,36 11.01 B Rye flour 148,43 1 1 .02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal 226,83 11.02 A lb) Common wheat groats and meal 165,61

(') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by 0,60 ECU/tonne . (2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 435/80, the levies are not aplied to imports into the French overseas departments of products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the 'overseas countries and territories'. (3) Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is reduced by 1,81 ECU/tonne. 0 Where millet and sorghum originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is reduced by 50 % . 0 Where durum wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are trans­ ported directly from that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by 0,60 ECU/tonne. (6) The import levy charged on rye produced in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community is laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 .